Doctale privacy policy
Last updated: 4 November 2026
Doctale is a private health journal. You note pains, moods and illnesses, and show a clear report to your doctor. There is no Doctale server, no account and no sign-up. Your journal is encrypted and kept on your device.
This policy describes what the app does. Where it says “we”, that means Aukmind, who publish Doctale.
What we collect
There is no advertising, no tracking, no telemetry and no crash reporting. The Android app does not even have permission to use the internet. We never see your journal, so we have no copy of it to sell, share, hand over, lose or leak.
What stays on your device
- Your journal. The events you note: pains and where they are on the body, how deep and how strong they are, moods and feelings, illnesses, symptoms, temperatures, dates and your notes.
- About you, if you fill it in: name, birthday or age range, and sex at birth. Every field is optional. They only appear in a report if you choose.
- Your categories and settings, such as language and what you track mostly.
The journal is an encrypted database. Its key is your unlock phrase, created on the device when you start. On the device, the phrase is kept locked by the password you choose; with fingerprint or face unlock on, it is also kept in your device’s secure storage, released only by your biometrics.
- The unlock phrase cannot be recovered by us. Without it, an encrypted copy of your journal cannot be opened. Keep it somewhere safe; the app offers to save it in your password manager.
- With no password, the journal on the device opens for anyone who can use the device. The app warns you about this when you choose it.
Everything is removed when you uninstall the app, or when you use “Delete local data”.
What leaves your device, only if you choose
Nothing leaves your device unless you do one of these:
- Cloud copy. Doctale has no cloud of its own. You can keep a copy of your journal in Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox or any folder, chosen with your system’s file picker. The copy is encrypted with your unlock phrase, so the cloud service stores a file it cannot read. Doctale writes the file; your cloud app syncs it, under that service’s own terms.
- Android backup. Off by default. When you turn it on, an encrypted copy of the journal joins your device’s automatic Android backup, managed by Google under their privacy policy. Only that copy is ever backed up; nothing else of the app is.
- Copies you save. “Save a copy now” writes an encrypted file wherever you pick.
- Reports. When you send, save or print a report, it is a readable PDF that goes where you send it, through your system’s share or print screen. It contains what you chose to include for the period you picked.
- Password manager. If you save your password or unlock phrase in a password manager, that manager stores and may sync it, under its own terms.
A report is not encrypted. Anyone who gets the PDF can read it. Share it only with people you trust, such as your doctor.
The web version
The web version works the same way. Your journal is kept encrypted in your browser’s storage on your computer and is never uploaded. The website that serves the app sees what any website sees when you load it, such as your IP address; the app itself sends nothing back. Clearing your browser’s site data deletes the journal from that browser.
Permissions
- Fingerprint or face: only if you turn on biometric unlock, to unlock your journal. Your biometric data stays with your device’s system; the app never receives it.
Files are opened and saved through your system’s file picker, so the app only reaches the files you pick. The app asks for nothing else: no internet, no location, no contacts, no camera, no microphone.
Your data, your control
Your journal belongs to you. You can read, change and delete every entry in the app, export a copy at any time, and delete everything on the device. Since we hold no personal data, there is nothing for us to access, correct or delete on your behalf. Copies you put in a cloud service or a backup stay there until you delete them.
Not medical advice
Doctale helps you remember and describe what happened. It does not diagnose or give medical advice. If you feel unwell, talk to a doctor or call your local emergency number.
Children
Doctale is meant for adults, 18 and over. It is not directed at children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be published on this page, dated at the top.